04 rx8 vs 03 mitsubishi eclipse
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From: North Carolina
Originally Posted by Ike
Why are you using vert times and why are you calling it a 2007?
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From: Milwaukee
Originally Posted by joshk118
but i thought that it was ok to talk about racing at a drag strip.. thers a bunch of other threads that allow it
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From: Missouri
Originally Posted by chr1s
lets get back to the topic on hand....cheese sandwiches.
The simple fact is the 8 makes incredibly tasty cheese sandwiches, if you want better, you have to upgrade to the turbo.
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With equal drivers the Eclipse should lose to the rx8 because it is so heavy. Now, if the rx8 driver has eaten a lot of cheese sandwiches, all bets are off. If the race isn't in a straight line, even the cheese sandwiche eating rx8 driver wins. Besides that, in a cheese sandwhich cookoff, the rx8 wins because it throws off more heat. Tastes great and goes fast too!
mine's better
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From: Aiken, SC
Originally Posted by stickman
Besides that, in a cheese sandwhich cookoff, the rx8 wins because it throws off more heat. Tastes great and goes fast too!
not arguing, just proposing...
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I also wonder why you care if you can beat the Eclipse. It's not your race to win. Leave him for the boy racers in their Civics or, better, a Neon SRT-4. To me, the Rx-8 is more about the driving experience; your connection to a lonely twisty road or a brisk peppy sprint through the canyons. To me, the Rx-8 is more about the driver/car relationship and testing one's technical abilities.
Speaking of Elipsai (plural for Eclipse), that new '06 model is so not a sports car! Sure, it has a fast engine (but so does my '73 Road Runner), but it wasn't built to handle at all... What ever happened to the AWD? Guess it's better to compromise and the price reflects it. Yet for some reason, it's still considered a "sports car". It's pretty, I'll give you that, but seems to lack a styling maturity. It seems excess for the sake of excess, like the proverbial "stripper" look (augmented body parts, anorexic, bleached hair). No, give me the sophistication and maturity of Catherine Zeta Jones. Give me the Rx-8. Function AND form...
Yeah, leave the poor Eclipse alone.
Speaking of Elipsai (plural for Eclipse), that new '06 model is so not a sports car! Sure, it has a fast engine (but so does my '73 Road Runner), but it wasn't built to handle at all... What ever happened to the AWD? Guess it's better to compromise and the price reflects it. Yet for some reason, it's still considered a "sports car". It's pretty, I'll give you that, but seems to lack a styling maturity. It seems excess for the sake of excess, like the proverbial "stripper" look (augmented body parts, anorexic, bleached hair). No, give me the sophistication and maturity of Catherine Zeta Jones. Give me the Rx-8. Function AND form...
Yeah, leave the poor Eclipse alone.
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From: Missouri
Originally Posted by Raptor75
I liked the old Bannana guy much better.
and speaking of not being built to handle, actually from what I have heard is that it torque steers almost constantly, I believe it is most commonly refered to as a deathtrap.
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From: Milwaukee
Originally Posted by prescriptionmazda
me too, I demand that you change it back.
and speaking of not being built to handle, actually from what I have heard is that it torque steers almost constantly, I believe it is most commonly refered to as a deathtrap.
and speaking of not being built to handle, actually from what I have heard is that it torque steers almost constantly, I believe it is most commonly refered to as a deathtrap.
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